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14 Tonnes of Narcotics Precursors Seized in Tanzania
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April 25, 2025April 25, 2025Tanzania

14 Tonnes of Narcotics Precursors Seized in Tanzania

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The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), in collaboration with the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), has intercepted 14 tones of industrial chemicals allegedly intended for the production of illicit drugs. The seized chemicals – 4,000 kilogrammes if 1-Boc-4-piperidone and 10,000 kilogrammes of acetic anhydride were imported from Asia without documents detailing their intended use....

New investigation: Cocaine trade grows across East and Southern Africa
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January 5, 2023January 5, 2023News, Tanzania

New investigation: Cocaine trade grows across East and Southern Africa

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As global cocaine markets continue to expand, a new investigation suggests countries across east and southern Africa are receiving much larger drug shipments from South America than was previously believed. Drug market research in 16 countries has found both substantial local consumption and bulging transit flows to Europe and Australia, according to a Global Initiative...